Oregon LNG

Warrenton, OR
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Amine Booster pumps will move the lean amine from the Stripper
bottoms/Expansion Drum and Lean/Rich Exchanger through a particulate
filter and Lean Amine Cooler (cooling medium: Terminal cooling water).
The Lean Amine Pumps will return the lean amine to the top of the Amine
Contactor through a flow control valve. The Pretreatment Facility will
include bulk storage of amine and a system for generating and storing demineralized water and transfer pumps to make-up for amine solution losses
in the amine regeneration system. The circulating amine fluid will also
require corrosion inhibitor, anti-foam or other chemical injection.
6.1.3

Mole Sieve Regeneration

The molecular sieve beds will be sized for a theoretical five year media life.
The total gas throughput will require an estimated eight, 12 foot ID
Dehydrator vessels to be operating in parallel continuously while two
additional Dehydrator vessels are regenerating.
Regeneration will be accomplished automatically by sequentially isolating
the bed and flowing first hot, then cool regen gas through the molecular sieve
material. The regen gas will be supplied by a slipstream of the dry gas from
the Dehydrator outlets. The regen gas will be heated in an exchanger with
hot oil in a dedicated system (expansion drum, circulation pumps and fired
heater).
Regen gas flow will be controlled at approximately 10% of the total process
design rate and its temperature (during hot cycle) will be controlled at
approximately 600 F. Regen gas from the Dehydrators will be boosted
approximately 75 psi in the Regen Gas Compressors to flow to the Regen
Gas Cooler (cooling medium: cooling water), the Regen Gas Scrubber and
return to the amine train inlets. Water condensed from the regen gas in the
Regen Gas Cooler and separated in the Regen Gas Scrubber will be removed
on level control to a closed drain system.

6.1.4

Mercury Removal Beds

The Mercury Removal Beds contain a carbon or other proprietary nonregenerable media with a theoretical design life of 5 years. The design will
provide capability for the beds to be manually isolated and dried with regen
gas.

6.2

Feed Gas Specification

The liquefaction units feed gas composition is shown in Table 6.2-1below.

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Table 6.2-1: Feed Gas Composition and Conditions for liquefaction

Composition
(mol%)

Lean Gas

Heavy Gas

Estimated
Recycle
BOG, Lean
Gas

Estimated
Recycle
BOG, Rich
Gas

Carbon Dioxide

0.0050

0.0050

0.00

0.00

Nitrogen

0.6596

0.4017

13.00

8.00

Methane

96.8519

94.6765

87.00

92.00

Ethane

1.7893

3.5645

0.00

0.00

Propane

0.4519

0.9863

0.00

0.00

i-Butane

0.0681

0.1401

0.00

0.00

n-Butane

0.0927

0.0345

0.00

0.00

i-Pentane

0.0249

0.0419

0.00

0.00

n-Pentane

0.0191

0.0345

0.00

0.00

Hexane

0.0016

0.0480

0.00

0.00

Heptane

0.0008

0.0240

0.00

0.00

Octane

0.0003

0.0080

0.00

0.00

Methyl Mercaptan

0.0005

0.0005

0.00

0.00

Ethyl Mercaptan

0.0010

0.0010

0.00

0.00

Propyl Mercaptan

0.0002

0.0002

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

100.00

100.00

0.0331

BTX

100.00

Total
Inlet Pressure
(psia)

815

Inlet Temperature
(F)

100

0.0333

100.00
815
B

100

815
B

100

815
100

A: BTX composition is for all Benzene, Toluene and Xylene components

B: Estimated inlet temperatures

The pretreated feed gas will be delivered to the pre-cooling and liquefaction facilities
via the natural gas pipeline at 815 psia and 100F.
6.3

FEED Gas Scrubbing

A Scrubber Column upstream of the MCHE will be used to remove heavy components,
Mercaptans and BTX from the Feed Gas before liquefaction.

6.4

Liquefaction Facility Rotating Equipment

6.4.1

Mixed Refrigerant and Propane Compressors / Drivers

The propane and mixed refrigerant compressors will be driven by variable
speed electric motors. The load between the MR refrigerant compressors
strings shall be approximately equally split.